Story Behind The Song
I had an exceptional friend who died young and as she made such an impact in my life I chose to honor her with looking at three concepts I struggle with and aim towards letting them go. "Ghosts" represent demons, "guns" a tendency for conflict and "butterflies" the scintillating aspect of excitement in life.
Song Description
A haunting, stirring and gorgeous ballad in memorial to a deceased extremely unique friend, with Petra Haden singing lead with me over a beautiful, fluid acoustic piano. "Ghosts" represent demons, "guns" a tendency for combat and "butterflies" idealism; and in her memory those things could be released and her death could serve as a turning point for positive change. The song crescendos to a rich violin and cello arrangement with toy piano and glockenspiel. As two of our shared favorite artists were Joan Armatrading and Kate Bush, I inserted titles of two of their songs, respectively, "Love and Affection" and "Love and Anger" into the poignant lyrics dealing with very personal issues.
| Song Length |
5:38 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Unique - Soundtracks |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Instrumental |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Existence, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Radiohead, Ray LaMontag, Elton John, Ben Folds, James Taylor, Simon & Garfu |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
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